A1(M) crash J49–J48 southbound

Crash on the A1(M) southbound at J49–J48 on Friday 16 October 2026, from 00:40. Still reported at 02:07 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 00:40 (1 h 26 min)

Location

A1(M) southbound · J49–J48

Reported as

Collision

Sources

Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 00:40 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: A1(M) southbound between J49 and J48).

Other recent incidents on the A1(M)

• A1(M) crash J47–J48 northboundyesterday 23:58 · Live
• A1(M) crash J48–J49 northboundyesterday 23:35 · Live
• A1(M) reported crash J41 northboundyesterday 17:14 · cleared after 1 h 2 min
• A1(M) crash J63–J64yesterday 15:43 · cleared after 55 min
• A1(M) crash J63–J64 northboundyesterday 15:02 · cleared after 1 h 44 min
• A1(M) closed J42–J41 southboundTue 15:56 · cleared after 2 h 43 min
• A1(M) reported crash J40–J41 northboundMon 13:49 · cleared after 1 h 3 min
• A1(M) crashMon 07:51 · cleared after 27 min
• A1(M) crash J44–J45 northboundSun 19:26 · cleared after 7 h 2 min
• A1(M) closed J34–J35 northboundSat 14:38 · cleared after 1 h 1 min

The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.